At the Frontier of God's Empire : A Missionary Odyssey in Modern China.

At the Frontier of God's Empire : A Missionary Odyssey in Modern China.

Drawing on the remarkable personal archive of a French Catholic missionary, Alfred Marie Caubrière (1876-1948), At the Frontier of God's Empire examines Manchuria during the tumultuous early twentieth century. With vivid vignettes illustrating everyday interaction between indigenous Chinese pe...

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Main Author: Li, Ji (Historian), 1976-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2023.
Subjects:
Caubrière, Alfred Marie.
Catholic Church > Missions > China > Manchuria > History.
Catholic Church > China > Manchuria > History.
Catholic Church
Missions > China > Manchuria > History.
Missions
Religion & beliefs.
Religion.
Manchuria (China) > Church history.
China > Manchuria
Church history
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half-Title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Missionary and Empire: A Grassroots Narrative
  • 1. Manchuria: Migration and Christianity
  • 2. Letters and Conversations
  • 3. The Missionary
  • 4. The Village
  • 5. The Battlefield
  • 6. The Church
  • 7. The Bandits
  • Conclusion: The Murder and the Imperial Legacy
  • A Note on the Spelling of Chinese Names and Places
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • List of Illustrations
  • Index

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